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PRONUNCIATION OF FINGERLIKE

fingerlike  [ˈfɪŋɡəˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FINGERLIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fingerlike is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FINGERLIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fingerlike in the English dictionary

The definition of fingerlike in the dictionary is resembling a finger.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FINGERLIKE


cylinder-like
ˈsɪlɪndəˌlaɪk
daggerlike
ˈdæɡəˌlaɪk
daughter-like
ˈdɔːtəˌlaɪk
feather-like
ˈfeðəˌlaɪk
hairlike
ˈhɛəˌlaɪk
hammer-like
ˈhæməˌlaɪk
leatherlike
ˈlɛðəˌlaɪk
lookalike
ˈlʊkəˌlaɪk
mirror-like
ˈmɪrəˌlaɪk
pizza-like
ˈpiːtsəˌlaɪk
soundalike
ˈsaʊndəˌlaɪk
sugar-like
ˈʃʊɡəˌlaɪk
summer-like
ˈsʌməˌlaɪk
tiger-like
ˈtaɪɡəˌlaɪk
tumor-like
ˈtjuːməˌlaɪk
umbrella-like
ʌmˈbrɛləˌlaɪk
villa-like
ˈvɪləˌlaɪk
vinegar-like
ˈvɪnɪɡəˌlaɪk
water-like
ˈwɔːtəˌlaɪk
winter-like
ˈwɪntəˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FINGERLIKE

fingerbreadth
fingered
fingered tremolo
fingerer
fingerglass
fingerguard
fingerhold
fingerhole
fingering
fingerless
fingerling
fingerling potato
fingermark
fingernail
fingerpick
fingerprint
fingerstall
fingertip
fingertip control
fingertip search

WORDS THAT END LIKE FINGERLIKE

bearlike
bladderlike
brotherlike
cigarlike
dislike
earlike
lawyerlike
lobsterlike
sailorlike
sewerlike
sisterlike
soldierlike
sparlike
spiderlike
stairlike
starlike
towerlike
unsoldierlike
unwarlike
vaporlike
warlike

Synonyms and antonyms of fingerlike in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fingerlike» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FINGERLIKE

Find out the translation of fingerlike to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fingerlike from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fingerlike» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

指状
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fingerlike
570 millions of speakers

English

fingerlike
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fingerlike
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أصابع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пальцевидный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fingerlike
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fingerlike
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

de doigt
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seperti jari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

finger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

指状
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

손가락 같은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Driji
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giống hình ngón tay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fingerlike
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोटासारखे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

parmağa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fingerlike
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

palczastych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пальцевидний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fingerlike
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fingerlike
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vingeragtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

finger
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

finger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fingerlike

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FINGERLIKE»

The term «fingerlike» is normally little used and occupies the 128.306 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FINGERLIKE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fingerlike» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fingerlike» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fingerlike

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FINGERLIKE»

Discover the use of fingerlike in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fingerlike and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Abnormal Skeletal Phenotypes: From Simple Signs to Complex ...
Note the triphalangeal, fingerlike thumb in this child with the rare oculo-otoradial ( IVIC) syndrome. (Reprinted, with permission, from Mastroiacovo et al., 1990) A triphalangeal thumb can occur in association with several other hand defects, ...
Alessandro Castriota-Scanderbeg, Bruno Dallapiccola, 2006
2
New species of North American bees of the genus Dufourea ...
... with apex only slightly widened; projection in profile parallel sided, with slightly emarginate apex; genital capsule with gonostylus long, narrow, tapering to point but not sharply differentiated from remainder of gonocoxite; volsella fingerlike, ...
George Edward Bohart, United States. Science and Education Administration, 1980
3
A revision of the American species of Empoasca known to ...
Male lateral processes of pygofers enlarged before apex or with curved or hooked tips or with fingerlike projections. K. Male lateral processes practically parallel margined, but broadly curved or bent near apex. L. Elytra usually banded with ...
Dwight Moore DeLong, 1931
4
Moss and Adams' Heart Disease in Infants, Children, and ...
The free wall includes a dome-shaped body, which receives the pulmonary veins , and a fingerlike appendage. These two regions are separated externally by the left atrial coronary vein and ligament of Marshall and internally by the ostium of ...
Hugh D. Allen, 2008
5
Geological Survey Professional Paper
Close examination of especially the smaller eruptions showed many of them to consist of three parts: (1) a lower, fingerlike ash column, (2) a gray-brown, ash- laden cloud above, and (3) an upper white cloud. The fingerlike ash column was  ...
6
Mammals of the Northern Hemisphere
Each forepaw also has a lump, or fingerlike projection, that pokes out like a thumb. Giant pandas use this projection to hold and strip bamboo. Red pandas have more fur on their paws than giant pandas. There is also a lump on the red ...
Marshall Cavendish Reference, 2010
7
The 1980 eruptions of Mount St. Helens, Washington
Close examination of especially the smaller eruptions showed many of them to consist of three parts: (1) a lower, fingerlike ash column, (2) a gray-brown, ash- laden cloud above, and (3) an upper white cloud. The fingerlike ash column was  ...
Peter W. Lipman, Donal Ray Mullineaux, Geological Survey (U.S.), 1981
8
Adult Heteropteran Thoracic Endoskeleton (Insecta: ...
Mesovelia mulsanti White (Mesoveliidae) Mesovelia furcata Mulsant & Rey ( Mesoveliidae) a ms ph Absent a ms ph Ik Absent a ms ph mk Absent a ms ph V ap Absent a ms vb Broad, with extension a ms vb ap Long, fingerlike a ms sh Narrow, ...
Gale Elinore Ridge, 2008
9
Antarctic Ascidiacea: Monographic Account of the Known ...
Branchial openings are just below the upper border of the colony and are protected above by a fan-like projection of 5 fingerlike hollow lobes of the test supported by a fleshy base; beneath the aperture there is a single hollow fingerlike lobe.
Patricia Mather, 1969
10
Exploring Mammals
Each forepaw also has a lump, or fingerlike projection, that pokes out like a thumb. Giant pandas use this projection to hold and strip bamboo. Red pandas have more fur on their paws than giant pandas. There is also a lump on the red ...
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FINGERLIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fingerlike is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Gene Therapy Fixes Mouse Hearing
... TMC2 are vital for mechanotransduction—the process of translating the movement of hair cells' fingerlike projections into electrical activity. «The Scientist, Jul 15»
2
Sourced: Canary District's Roselle Desserts makes a banana cream …
... including at L'Atelier du Joel Robuchon in Hong Kong, always delighted in the éclair's fingerlike shape because it's easy to eat, she says. «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
3
Arboretum Spotlight: Coast dudleya can be interesting water-saver
Snapshot: Dudleya is a coastal California native succulent that has thick, fingerlike leaves that form frosty gray-white rosettes. Like most ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
4
Majestic Vultures, Kings of the Sky
The image of vultures gliding above, their outstretched wings with fingerlike tips reaching up to capture the rays of the sun, is nothing short of ... «Live Science, Jul 15»
5
Can the Bacteria in Your Gut Explain Your Mood?
Somehow — though his 2011 paper could not pinpoint exactly how — micro-organisms in the gut tickle a sensory nerve ending in the fingerlike ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
6
Man hunts, shoots really big game
He isn't afraid of the destructive, fingerlike formations. He is confident in his ability to predict how a tornado will behave. A graduate of Reading ... «Reading Eagle, Jun 15»
7
Grow: Cunning foxglove schemes
Its Latin name, Digitalis purpurea, is slightly more prosaic. Quite simply, it means fingerlike, a reference to the ease with which you can slip the ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
8
Open Doors Nutrition Launches a Truly 100 Percent Gluten Free …
Gluten is found in wheat, barley and rye and damages the small, fingerlike projections found in the small intestine. As a result, the body cannot ... «Digital Journal, Jun 15»
9
Researchers find neuron in worms that detects Earth's magnetic field
The cell featuring the magnetic sensor is called an AFD neuron, means Amphid Fingerlike Dendrite. It allows the worm to orientate itself ... «Uncover California, Jun 15»
10
Sensor to detect Earth's magnetic field discovered in an animal for …
This particular dendrite is an AFD, so named because it has finger-like endings (hence the name, meaning Amphid Fingerlike Dendrite), and is ... «Gizmag, Jun 15»

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